Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-04
TROUBLED NEW YORK.
THE STRIKERS EMPLOY VIOLENCE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
The Knights Pledge Financial support
to the strikers Retail Coal Deal
Unable to Agree Among
Themselves.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-President Corbin
of the Philadelphia and Reading road con-
ferred with the coal presidents individual
ly in accordance with the request made to
HIM by the knights. There was no meet
ing called, but he visited them at their of
fees The following statement is author
lzed by him. Mr.. Corbin came on from
Philadelphia at the request OF the Knights
of Labor to see if any compromise could
be effected between the coal companies
and the men on strike. The presidents
declined to open any negotiations, saying
they had now nearly as many men as they
needed and would be within the next day
ur Two working at their full capacity. In
reply to questions about an intimaton
that the strike would be extended to Phil
adelphia, Mr.. Corbin stated he had Just
received assurances that his men were sat
! istied and would not 90 out. The presi-
/ dents of the other coal companies stated
to-day they considered the strike over as
/ far as loading coal WAS concerned and
/ that they had more boats offered them to-
| day than any time since the strike began.
The striking freight handlers today at
tackled JOnn COrcoR, Il FreuChman work
| ing on the savannah llue pier and his lelt
shoulder wos dislOcated and head severe
ly cut. One man Drutdlly pounded Cor
CpE = utdu w llI a SlOllc dn tlc ldJ Ou lnt
ground. No arrests We're made Several
.Other rows occurred. One man WAS as
sauted while a policeman stood near, but
did not dare to interfere on account Of the
crowd. Nearly 100 men were loading LA
Bretagne AZ tue French pier to-day. The
Auranla OF the Cunard line is beng un
loaded by 90 men who did not strike with
the rest and who are paid monthly With
the assistance of Italians the boat can be
loaded by saturday. The Erin Of the Ma
tional line is still at her pier. The cargo
Of the Helvetla Is untouched. The Wy
oming OF the Guiou line sailed to-day.
The Morgan line pier is piled high
with freight and orders We're given
to-day to receive no more, The Boston
and Providence line has three vessels at
the pier laid up. The men at the New
{ York Central freight shed at st. Johns
park struck this afternoon. Nearly 800
men stopped work and nOu-unIOn men
were put to work guarded by police.
Ramon Nigust, Spanish cigar mauutac-
turer, was assaulted this afternoon by the
strikers while walking along Bleecker
street with one of his employees. His nose
n was broken and he was severely hurt.
= When he cried out that he was not look
t. ing for work his aSsallAnt apOlOGlzed His
, companion, Francisco, III the meantime
. had been Knocked down and Kicked Both
4 were taken to the hospital badly hurt
. \ secret meeting of the delegates repre-
# senting Is district assemblies III the States
. of New York, New Jersey and Connect
S cut and comprising 1900 members
# outside of district ASSEMBLY 40, was
. held in this city last night al
n which resolutions were adopted pledgiug
a tinacial support TO the strikers.
n A meeting of retail coal dealers of New
. York city was called to-day by member:
y, of the retail coal dealers of the Brooklyn
# coal eXcnrnge to confer as to the adoption
of some plan to get coal. The meeting
was held at the coal exchange and was
largely attended. Resolutions were offer
I'd denOuncing the strikers, but Il division
took place and the resolutions were de
d feated The meeting then adjourned il
confusion.